1. RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%.
2. Govt launched portal e-Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi.
3. Airtel Payment Bank ties up with HPCL for ATM services.
4. China opens its first overseas Military base in Djibouti.
5. Supreme Court bans use of Five Metals (lithium, mercury, arsenic, antimony, and lead) in Firecrackers.
6. Sanjaya Baru appointed as Secretary General of FICCI.
7. Marian Diamond, known for studies of Einstein's brain, passes away.
8. Renowned scientist Pushpa Mitra Bhargava passes away.
9. Dhanraj Pillay conferred with Bharat Gaurav by East Bengal Football Club.
10. Veer Dev Gulia wins Bronze in Junior World Wrestling.